We have learned from experts that American Special Forces paint such laser targets only when air cover is immediately available, as it gives away your position to the enemy.
No he didn't. He and his synchophants CLAIMED that it was the video after-the-fact, and they did so only to cover up their inaction.
Obama's view is the same as that of the militant islamofascists - kill the infidels. He chose not to react because he wanted the other team to win. The other team is his team.
“The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam”, said Pres Obama in his U.N. speech. He will let American’s die.
1. "We are in the middle of a campaign. How will this make us look if we send in help and they wind up like Desert One or Blackhawk Down?"
2. "How many people will we lose if we don't send help? Oh. Is that all?"
3. "Well, we can't blame it on Al Qaeda, what can we blame it on?"
4. "Somebody get on the internet and see if there is an anti-muslim video, screed, Koran burning, anything that could be blamed for this."
This one sounds like the real reason, especially just before the election. The other one (above) sounds like rhetoric.
“This is probably the biggest cover-up in American history – and you’re talking to an expert in cover-ups,” - Fred Thompson
Obama Administration = The Cowardly Lying
I don’t buy it. More like a mafia hit that went bad. Maybe Stevens knew way too much about the Libyan version of “fast and furious.”
I respectfully disagree with Karin. Having served in the military for 26 years as a commissioned officer working in certain agencies I submit the following: We now know that this was not a “true” embassy/consulate in Benghazi. This was a CIA led guns/arms running scheme to the rebels in Libya. They used the cover of a “bogus” consulate. Stevens was an integral part of the gun running which put heavy weapons and antiaircraft missiles in the hands of Al Qaeda and other radical Islamists groups. Obama approved the gun/arms running knowing that these heavy weapons could potentially be used against Americans. No assistance was provided to the Americans in Benghazi because if we had gone in with assets like drone strikes or other platforms and killed innocent Libyans, the truth would have come out about our gun running. IMHO.
i have a question.
has anyone seen any reference to anyone in 0bama’s administration contacting Libyan officials?
in addition to using US forces to rescue Americans under attack, wouldn’t Libyan officials be contacted?
i have a question.
has anyone seen any reference to anyone in 0bama’s administration contacting Libyan officials?
in addition to using US forces to rescue Americans under attack, wouldn’t Libyan officials be contacted?
"It is too big, and too awful."
Which is why even the most Conservative pundits and outlets will NOT say the truth...because the TRUTH is obama is the enemy within, the SUCCESSFUL muslim decapitation strike on our country...and though it is there in front of their eyes, it is just too awful to day out loud; too horrible to contemplate. So they walk right up to it and stop, frozen with fear beause the TRUTH is just too awful...and THEY are such cowards.
I still believe that if he wins a second term, that sometime during that term, he will come out and say he is returning to his Muslin roots. He will say that he just felt it the right thing to do. He will come up with a million excuses and the MSM will just slobber more over his greatness and ability to go back to his cult, Christian and Jew hating religion of murderers.
Reasons:
1. Weapons transfer to al Qaeda
2. Dispose of “loose ends”
3. Passive aggressive hate of America
4. Treason SSDD
Obama wanted the narrative to be that the video brought out a mob to riot, covering for what the ambassador was doing there anyway. He knew he could count on the MSM to give him cover. He thought that the rest of us were not smart enough to figure out what Stevens was actually doing there, and he didn’t think it would come out about Steven covert activity.
Obama is stalling, not answering questions. Someone just might ask about the allegations regarding Stevens activity and why he was meeting so often with the Turkish guy. He felt that if less was said no one could connect the dots.
Well, Mr. President, in spite of the current lousy state of our country’s education, some of us got a good education before the Marxists took over. We know when all is not as it is being narrated. Good try, though!
I think it is time to demand answers from this president. What is there to investigate? It is simple. To whom, and what time, did you give the order to send in military assets to secure the consulate? That’s easy enough. It’s that simple. We don’t need to investigate anything. If you gave the order and it was disobeyed, where did that order stop and by whom was it stopped? See, it’s really not all that difficult. Even you, with your 7th grade education could probably answer something as simple as that.
All I have to say is this. Obama’s ego is too big to accept that terrorism wasn’t beaten, when a great amount of detail points to the idea that bin Laden wasn’t valued anymore by Taliban or Al Qaeda for some time. Obama is like Harvey Dent/Two-Face from Batman: He’s too easy to manipulate due to his ego, and frankly, bases his success on things otherwise so irrelevant as a coin toss.
IIRC, this statement was issued in the context that as a result of having the Benghazi location attacked, orders were sent out to examine our security at all locations worldwide and do whatever is necessary to secure our personnel.
It was not a specific directive to initiate rescue operations in Benghazi.
I’ll bet millions of loyal Dems are reading the stories about Benghazi and shaking their heads wondering: why didn’t Obama do something about the situation? Many of the loyal Ds can’t bring themselves to read much about the fiasco because it would point to an inescapable conclusion: Obama is an incompetent amateur who has no business being president. The facts are simply too overwhelming to ignore: the embassy asked for military help where military help could and should have been provided, but NO HELP CAME!!! Except for the courageous actions of a few heroes who lost their lives to Islamist fanatics who could have been massacred by a decent show of American force.
DumBO’s Captain America uniform had not come back from the cleaners after taking out bin Laden.
Now, that we know it wasn't the Muhammad video, how did he have "good reason to be angry -- the spontaneous mob enraged by the offensive video?"
Did all he think he would do was wake up and go into diplomacy mode. Did all he and Hillary think they would have to do is condemn the video and play diplomat for awhile before the election?
Did they think they could play the mob like he plays Americans? Did they consider the possibility of casualties with the mob; with the Americans in harm's way? Did they factor that in?